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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I too have wondered why Asian kids focus so heavily on piano and violin. You would think a few more would try horn or tuba or bassoon, all of which are desperate to find players. It’s a lot easier to get a bassoon spot at an Ivy League orchestra than it is a violin spot.

My kid plays the French horn and she has really benefited from the lack of competition.  She has a really good ear (honed through piano lessons and choir from a young age), and loves playing, but it’s also nice that it’s easier to be a “star” in her realm. To be a star violinist takes at least 2 hrs of practice a day by middle school and then more from then on. Not so for the more obscure instruments.  [/quote]

I think the reason is that Asian parents value what kids learn from early music training as much as or more than the music or instrument - the violin is difficult because it requires a lot of concentration and mental effort but physically is easy to play.  Woodwind instruments require breath control, embouchure, etc. There are fractional violins and cellos for young children but for woodwind instruments, a child needs to be nearly full grown to be able to start playing it.  Soprano recorders are the notable exception, fwiw.

So a child can start violin very young and learn discipline and also learn to play nice music with relaxation while a child must be older to start French horn or bassoon or flute.  Then after years of practice, they learn to play with relaxation, but physically, it is more demanding.  [/quote]

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